1 NORTH AMERICAN AGREEMENT ON LABOR COOPERATION THE PROCESSING AND RESOLUTION OF COMPLAINTS FOR UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL LL.M. JORGE-ARTURO SÁNCHEZ-VÁZQUEZ

2 LABOR COURTS -Article 123 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States.- Section 20. The differences or conflicts between capital and labor will be subdued to the decision of a Conciliation and Arbitration Board, composed of the same number of representatives of workers and employers and one of the government. -Federal Labor Law.- Articles 523, 604 to 624 -Federal Conciliation and Arbitration Board.- Responsible for labor disputes arisen in the industry branches mentioned in Article 527 of the Federal Labor Law, such as textile, electrical, mining, petrochemical, etc. -Local Conciliation and Arbitration Boards.- They operate in every state of the federation, to solve labor conflicts that are not within the responsibility of the Federal CAB, Arts. 529 and 621 of the Federal Labor Law.

3 PRINCIPLE OF STABILITY AT WORK Stability in the workplace is a principle that grants the labor relationship a permanent character Its dissolution depends on: 1. The will of the worker, 2. Exceptionally, the will of the employer, 3. A serious breach of the responsibilities by the worker, and 4. Circumstances that make its continuity impossible. It is the unilateral decision of the employer to terminate the labor relationship, without just cause.

4 LAWS REGULATING UNFAIR DISMISSAL Article 123, Section 22. The employer who fires a worker without just cause, or for having joined an association or union, or for participating in a lawful strike, will be compelled, according to the worker’s choice, to fulfill the employment agreement or to a severance payt equal to three months of wages. Art. 48.- A worker who has been dismissed without just cause will be able to request, before the CAB: Constitutional severance pay (3 months salary) or Resettlement in the job he or she performed. MEXICAN CONSTITUTION FEDERAL LABOR LAW

5 LABOR PROCEDURE 1) Presentación de la Demanda 2) Audiencia de Conciliación, Demanda y Excepciones, Ofrecimiento y Admisión de Pruebas 3) Desahogo de Pruebas 4) Laudo 5) Amparo y/o Procedimiento de Ejecución Convenio y fin del procedimiento 1) Filing the Complaint 2) Hearing for conciliation, complaint and exceptions, offering and admission of proof 3) Clearance of proof 4) Resolution 5) Amparo and/or Execution 6) Settlement agreement and end of procedure

6 SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES CONCILIATION OF COLLECTIVE CONFLICTS Solved Complaints 37.11% LABOR PEACE Workers No collective conflicts that affect the climate of social peace CONCILIATION OF INDIVIDUAL COMPLAINTS Labor force SOLVED TRIALS PROCESSED 9,801 26, 410

7 WORKER-EMPLOYER COOPERATION MECHANISMS Factores de la Producción Acuerdo Mexiquense para el Incremento de la Productividad, el Fomento al Empleo y la Observancia de la Legislación Laboral. Tribunales Laborales Carta Compromiso de Unificación de Criterios, suscrita por los Tribunales Laborales de Campeche, Coahuila, Michoacán, Veracruz, Zacatecas y Estado de México. Convenio Institucional de Cooperación y Coordinación para el Fortalecimiento de la Justicia Laboral, celebrado entre las Juntas Locales de Conciliación y Arbitraje del Distrito Federal y del Valle de Toluca. Crisis Económica Mundial Acuerdo Mexiquense para el Fortalecimiento de la Planta Productiva y el Empleo. Production Factors Global Economic CrisisLabor Courts Agreement of the State of Mexico to Increase Productivity, to Foster Employment, and the Enforcement of Labor Law Agreement of the State of Mexico to Strengthen the Production Plant and Employment Letter of Commitment of Unified Criteria, signed by the Labor Courts of the states of Campeche, Coahuila, Michoacán, Veracruz, Zacatecas and Estado de Mexico Institutional Agreement of Cooperation and Coordination to strengthen Labor Justice, signed by the Local CABs of the Federal District and Toluca Valley

8 OTHER ACTIONS Carrera Laboral Código de Ética Laboral del Estado de México Compromiso en el Servicio Tiene por objeto profesionalizar y capacitar al personal jurídico de los Tribunales Laborales del Estado de México, comprometiéndolos hacía la impartición de una justicia eficiente y de calidad, que tenga sustento en el estudio, conocimiento, interpretación, análisis y aplicación de los conceptos filosóficos, sustantivos y adjetivos del Derecho Laboral. Su objetivo es garantizar que la impartición de la justicia laboral se realice basada en principios y valores éticos y morales, que permitan a la sociedad tener plena confianza en sus autoridades. Con la participación de tribunales laborales, sindicatos, empresarios y abogados litigantes. Tiene por objeto mejorar la vinculación gobierno-sociedad, a través de la prestación de servicios de excelencia, cercanos a la gente y que satisfagan plenamente las demandas ciudadanas. It aims to train and give a professional character to the legal staff of the Labor Boards of the State of Mexico, committing to provide an efficient and high quality system of justice based upon the study, knowledge, interpretation, analysis, and application of philosophical, substantive and adjective concepts of the Labor Law. -It aims to ensure that the deliverance of labor justice is based on ethical and moral principles and values that enable society to fully trust their government. -With the participation of labor courts, unions, employers and attorneys. Professional Development on Labor Matters Labor Code of Ethics of the State of Mexico Its goal is to improve the link between government and society, through the provision of excellence in services, being close to the people and meeting citizen demands fully. Compromise of Service